Hanson continue to tour with stops planned for SXSW

With Hanson’s fourth studio album, ‘The Walk,’ which debuted in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Independent Chart, the band has announced a 3rd leg of “The Walk Tour” to begin April 9th.

In addition, Hanson will head out to Austin for two special shows at the SXSW Music Festival performing on March 13 at Austin Convention Center for Direct TV’s Concert special and on March 15 at Cedar Door.

Said Taylor Hanson, “We’re excited to get back out on the road. We love playing live and interacting with our fans. This coming set of shows will be unique, with a mix of new songs and arrangements, each show will be different from the last.”

LA Times praised the CD, “”The Walk” is intelligent mainstream rock with a soulful influence. These brothers must be seen live,” and Billboard described it as “an iconic American sound.”

Co-produced with legendary producer Danny Kortchmar (Billy Joel, James Taylor, the Eagles), The Walk was inspired, in part, by Hanson’s visits to South Africa and Mozambique, where they recruited children from the local orphanage to form a choir, who are featured on three songs on the new album including the current charity single “Great Divide.”

The proceeds from the song “Great Divide” have gone to fund AIDS treatment and research in South Africa. The band recently visited Africa again to deliver thousands of TOMS shoes, sold through their 48, one-mile barefoot walks with fans, coinciding with their concerts across the US. Those Walk events will continue throughout the Spring leg of the tour.

Fanclub pre-sale began February 26th at 10:00 a.m. MySpace/Local pre-sale began February 27th at 10:00 a.m. and public on-sale begins February 29th. Further details on purchasing tickets can be found at: www.hanson.net.

Here’s a list of cities/venues where you can catch Hanson perform on The Walk Tour: Supporting Hanson on this tour will be indie rockers Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers and Kate Voegele (first artist signed to MySpace Records).